Derby County 2-2 Birmingham City: Rams snatch dramatic draw against Blues

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Resilient Derby's amazing fightback came in front of a capacity crowd of 32,000 at Pride Park

Wayne Rooney's Derby County came from two goals down to draw 2-2 for the second time this month as the Championship's bottom club stunned Birmingham City.

On a day dominated by protesting Derby fans, Lee Bowyer's Blues further upset the mood by taking a 2-0 lead with a goal in each half for debutant Lyle Taylor and top scorer Scott Hogan.

But youngster Luke Plange gave Derby hope on 87 minutes when he showed remarkable coolness on the angle to beat two men and curl home a right-foot beauty.

Then, six minutes into added time, substitute Krystian Bielik returned from a year out with an anterior cruciate ligament injury to hit a late equaliser, which could have been disallowed either for the offside Richard Stearman's headed pass or for his dangerous finish with an overhead kick that nearly connected with Blues defender Teden Mengi's head.

More to follow.

Line-ups

Derby

Formation 4-2-3-1

31Allsop
2Byrne
16Stearman
33Davies
3ForsythSubstituted forKazim-Richardsat 57'minutes
8Bird
42ThompsonSubstituted forBielikat 69'minutes
7JózwiakSubstituted forEboseleat 41'minutes
10Lawrence
38Knight
48Plange

Substitutes

5Bielik
13Kazim-Richards
17Sibley
21Roos
26Buchanan
32Ebiowei
36Ebosele

Birmingham

Formation 4-3-1-2

1EtheridgeBooked at 63mins
2Colin
18Mengi
4Roberts
3Pedersen
21BacunaSubstituted forJamesat 83'minutesBooked at 89mins
6WoodsBooked at 62minsSubstituted forSunjicat 68'minutes
20GardnerBooked at 70mins
25Hernández
33TaylorSubstituted forFriendat 80'minutes
9Hogan

Substitutes

5Friend
10Jutkiewicz
11Bela
19James
24Graham
27Trueman
34Sunjic

Referee:John Brooks

Attendance:32,211

Live Text

Match ends, Derby County 2, Birmingham City 2.
Second Half ends, Derby County 2, Birmingham City 2.
Goal! Derby County 2, Birmingham City 2. Krystian Bielik (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Richard Stearman with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
Krystian Bielik (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Onel Hernández (Birmingham City).
Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
Jordan James (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
Nathan Byrne (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Onel Hernández (Birmingham City).
Foul by Festy Ebosele (Derby County).
Jordan James (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Derby County 1, Birmingham City 2. Luke Plange (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tom Lawrence following a set piece situation.
Luke Plange (Derby County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by George Friend (Birmingham City).
Substitution, Birmingham City. Jordan James replaces Juninho Bacuna because of an injury.
Festy Ebosele (Derby County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
Attempt saved. Krystian Bielik (Derby County) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Colin Kazim-Richards.
Substitution, Birmingham City. George Friend replaces Lyle Taylor.
Festy Ebosele (Derby County) wins a free kick on the left wing.